Assam Archive Quiz and MCQ

Facts, Quiz and MCQ on Assam/ Assamese Award

2021-09-13T15:08:00.002+05:30

1. The poetry anthology “Alakananda” which was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award was written by

(A) Nilamani Phookan

(B) Nalini Bala Devi

(D) Ram Gogoi

Answer: (B)

2. Who was the first Assamese to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

(A) Jatindranath Dowara

(B) Benudhar Sharma

(D) Birinchi Kumar Barua

Answer: (A)

3. Match the following books with their authors for which they were awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award

List A: Authors	List-B: Name of the Book
(a) Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra'dat	(i) Atul Chandra Hazarika
(b) Asamar Loka Sanskriti	(ii) Trailokyanath Goswami
(c) Adhunik Galpa Sahitya	(iii) Benudhar Sharma
(d) Manchalekha	(iv) Birinchi Kumar Barua

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)
(B)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(C)	(iv)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)
(D)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)

Answer: (D)

4. Match the following books with their authors for which they were awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award

List A: Authors	List-B: Name of the Book
(a) Benudhar Sarma	(i) Krishna Kanta Handique
(b) Krishna Kanta Handique Rachna-Sambhar	(ii) Lakshminath Phukan
(c) Mahatmar Pora Rupkonarloi	(iii) Hiren Gohain
(d) Asamiya Jatiya Jivanata Mahapurushiya Parampara	(iv) Tirthanath Sarma

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)
(B)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
(C)	(iv)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)
(D)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)

Answer: (B)

5. Who received the Sahitya Akademi Award for work on Assamese in 2020?

(A) Joyasree Goswami Mahanta

(B) Sananta Tanty

(D) Apurba Kumar Saikia

Answer: (D)

6. Which was the first book to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

(A) Bana Phul

(B) Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra’dat

(D) Manomati

Answer: (A)

Facts, Quiz and MCQ on Sahitya Akademi Award

2021-09-13T14:58:00.004+05:30

1. The poetry anthology “Alakananda” which was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award was written by

(A) Nilamani Phookan

(B) Nalini Bala Devi

(D) Ram Gogoi

Answer: (B)

2. Who was the first Assamese to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

(A) Jatindranath Dowara

(B) Benudhar Sharma

(D) Birinchi Kumar Barua

Answer: (A)

3. Match the following books with their authors for which they were awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award

List A: Authors	List-B: Name of the Book
(a) Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra'dat	(i) Atul Chandra Hazarika
(b) Asamar Loka Sanskriti	(ii) Trailokyanath Goswami
(c) Adhunik Galpa Sahitya	(iii) Benudhar Sharma
(d) Manchalekha	(iv) Birinchi Kumar Barua

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)
(B)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(C)	(iv)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)
(D)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)

Answer: (D)

4. Match the following books with their authors for which they were awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award

List A: Authors	List-B: Name of the Book
(a) Benudhar Sarma	(i) Krishna Kanta Handique
(b) Krishna Kanta Handique Rachna-Sambhar	(ii) Lakshminath Phukan
(c) Mahatmar Pora Rupkonarloi	(iii) Hiren Gohain
(d) Asamiya Jatiya Jivanata Mahapurushiya Parampara	(iv) Tirthanath Sarma

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)
(B)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
(C)	(iv)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)
(D)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)

Answer: (B)

5. Who received the Sahitya Akademi Award for work on Assamese in 2020?

(A) Joyasree Goswami Mahanta

(B) Sananta Tanty

(D) Apurba Kumar Saikia

Answer: (D)

6. Which was the first book to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

(A) Bana Phul

(B) Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra’dat

(D) Manomati

Answer: (A)

Facts, Quiz and MCQ on Asam Sahitya Sabha

2021-09-11T16:45:00.005+05:30

1. What was the original name of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(a) “Assam Literature Society”

(b) “Assamese Literary Society”

(d) “Asom Sahitya Sabha”

Codes:

(A) (a) and (c) are correct

(B) (b) and (c) are correct

(D) (a) and (d) are correct

Answer: (B)

2. What was the 1^st precursor of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha

(B) Asam Sahitya Sabha Parisad

(D) Assamese Literature Society

Answer: (A)

3. The “Asam Sahitya Sabha” was founded in the year

(A) 1902

(B) 1917

(D) 1912

Answer: (B)

4. The logo of the “Asam Sahitya Sabha” was designed by:

A) Sobha Brahma

(B) Jugal Das

(D) None of the Above

Answer: (B)

5. Who was the first President of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Banikanta Kakoti

(B) Jyotiprasad Agarwala

(D) Padmanath Gohain Barua

Answer: (D)

6. Who was the first Secretary of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Banikanta Kakoti

(B) Jyotiprasad Agarwala

(D) Padmanath Gohain Barua

Answer: (C)

7. The first conference of “Asam Sahitya Sabha” was held at

(A) Dibrugarh

(B) Kamrup

(D) Sivasagar

Answer: (D)

8. Lakshminath Bezbarua is honoured with “Rasaraj” by “Asam Sahitya Sabha” in the Year

(A) 1917

(B) 1922

(D) 1931

Answer: (D)

9. Who was the present President of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Paramananda Rajbongshi

(B) Kuladhar Saikia

(D) Rong Bong Terang

Answer: (B)

Facts, Quiz and MCQ on First in Assam

2021-09-11T16:44:00.007+05:30

1. What was the first Assamese children magazine?

(A) Lora Bandhu

(B) Moromor Deuta

(D) Xophura

Answer: (A)

2. Who was the first editor of the Assamese magazine, “Jonaki”?

(A) Lakshminath Bezbaruah

(B) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan

(D) Chandrakumar Agarwala

Answer: (D)

3. Who was the first President of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Banikanta Kakoti

(B) Jyotiprasad Agarwala

(D) Padmanath Gohain Barua

Answer: (D)

4. Who was the first Secretary of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Banikanta Kakoti

(B) Jyotiprasad Agarwala

(D) Padmanath Gohain Barua

Answer: (C)

5. The first conference of “Asam Sahitya Sabha” was held at

(A) Dibrugarh

(B) Kamrup

(D) Sivasagar

Answer: (D)

6. Which of the following was the first Assamese mini magazine?

(A) Alakananda

(B) Jonaki

(D) Bindu

Answer: (D)

7. Who was the first Assamese to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

(A) Jatindranath Dowara

(B) Benudhar Sharma

(D) Birinchi Kumar Barua

Answer: (A)

8. Which was the first book to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

(A) Bana Phul

(B) Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra’dat

(D) Manomati

Answer: (A)

Facts, Quiz and MCQ on Assamese Literature

2021-09-11T16:43:00.006+05:30

1. “Namghosa” was written by

(A) Sankardev

(B) Madhabdev

(D) Madhava Kandali

Answer: (B)

2. “Kathoni Barir Ghat”, a collection of short stories was written by

(A) Saurabh Kumar Chaliha

(B) Mohim Bora

(D) Hiren Bhattacharya

Answer: (B)

3. What was the first Assamese children magazine?

(A) Lora Bandhu

(B) Moromor Deuta

(D) Xophura

Answer: (A)

4. Who was the first editor of the Assamese magazine, “Jonaki”?

(A) Lakshminath Bezbaruah

(B) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan

(D) Chandrakumar Agarwala

Answer: (D)

5. Who was known as “Bihogi Kobi”?

(A) Syed Abdul Malik

(B) Raghunath Chaudhary

(D) Nalinibala Devi

Answer: (B)

6. What was the original name of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(a) “Assam Literature Society”

(b) “Assamese Literary Society”

(d) “Asom Sahitya Sabha”

Codes:

(A) (a) and (c) are correct

(B) (b) and (c) are correct

(D) (a) and (d) are correct

Answer: (B)

7. What was the 1^st precursor of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha

(B) Asam Sahitya Sabha Parisad

(D) Assamese Literature Society

Answer: (A)

8. The “Asam Sahitya Sabha” was founded in the year

(A) 1902

(B) 1917

(D) 1912

Answer: (B)

9. The logo of the “Asam Sahitya Sabha” was designed by:

A) Sobha Brahma

(B) Jugal Das

(D) None of the Above

Answer: (B)

10. Who was the first President of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Banikanta Kakoti

(B) Jyotiprasad Agarwala

(D) Padmanath Gohain Barua

Answer: (D)

11. Who was the first Secretary of “Asam Sahitya Sabha”?

(A) Banikanta Kakoti

(B) Jyotiprasad Agarwala

(D) Padmanath Gohain Barua

Answer: (C)

12. The first conference of “Asam Sahitya Sabha” was held at

(A) Dibrugarh

(B) Kamrup

(D) Sivasagar

Answer: (D)

13. Lakshminath Bezbarua is honoured with “Rasaraj” by “Asam Sahitya Sabha” in the Year

(A) 1917

(B) 1922

(D) 1931

Answer: (D)

14. Which of the following was the first Assamese mini magazine?

(A) Alakananda

(B) Jonaki

(D) Bindu

Answer: (D)

15. “Assamese, Its Formation and Development”, is a doctoral dissertation written by

(A) Dr. Birinchi Kr. Barua

(B) Dr. Surya Kr. Bhuyan

(D) Satyanath Bora

Answer: (C)

16. The poetry anthology “Alakananda” which was awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award was written by

(A) Nilamani Phookan

(B) Nalini Bala Devi

(D) Ram Gogoi

Answer: (B)

17. Who was the first Assamese to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

(A) Jatindranath Dowara

(B) Benudhar Sharma

(D) Birinchi Kumar Barua

Answer: (A)

18. Match the following books with their authors for which they were awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award

List A: Authors	List-B: Name of the Book
(a) Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra'dat	(i) Atul Chandra Hazarika
(b) Asamar Loka Sanskriti	(ii) Trailokyanath Goswami
(c) Adhunik Galpa Sahitya	(iii) Benudhar Sharma
(d) Manchalekha	(iv) Birinchi Kumar Barua

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)
(B)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(C)	(iv)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)
(D)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)

Answer: (D)

19. Match the following books with their authors for which they were awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award

List A: Authors	List-B: Name of the Book
(a) Benudhar Sarma	(i) Krishna Kanta Handique
(b) Krishna Kanta Handique Rachna-Sambhar	(ii) Lakshminath Phukan
(c) Mahatmar Pora Rupkonarloi	(iii) Hiren Gohain
(d) Asamiya Jatiya Jivanata Mahapurushiya Parampara	(iv) Tirthanath Sarma

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)
(B)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
(C)	(iv)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)
(D)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)

Answer: (B)

20. Who received the Sahitya Akademi Award for work on Assamese in 2020?

(A) Joyasree Goswami Mahanta

(B) Sananta Tanty

(D) Apurba Kumar Saikia

Answer: (D)

21. Which was the first book to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

(A) Bana Phul

(B) Kangrechar Kachiyali Ra’dat

(D) Manomati

Answer: (A)

Facts, Quiz and MCQ on Chief Ministers of Assam

2021-09-06T16:19:00.005+05:30

In the following some of the important facts, quiz and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on the Chief Ministers of Assam are provided for ready reference.

Facts on Chief Ministers of Assam

Name of the Chief Minister	Term
Shri Gopinath Bordoloi	11 February 1946 -6 August 1950
Shri Bishnu Ram Medhi	9 August 1950 -27 December 1957
Shri Bimala Prasad Chaliha	28 December 1957 -6 November 1970
Shri Mohendra Mohan Choudhry	11 November 1970 -30 January 1972
Shri Sarat Chandra Singha	31 January 1972 -12 March 1978
Shri Golap Borbora	12 March 1978 -4 September 1979
Shri Jogendra Nath Hazarika	9 September 1979 -11 December 1979
Shri Anowara Taimur	6 December 1980 -30 June 1981
Shri Kesab Chandra Gogoi	13 January 1982 -19 March 1982
Shri Hiteswar Saikia	27 February 1983 -23 December 1985
Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	24 December 1985 -28 November 1990
Shri Hiteswar Saikia	30 June 1991 -22 April 1996
Shri Bhumidhar Barman	22 April 1996 -14 May 1996
Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	15 May 1996 -17 May 2001
Shri Tarun Gogoi	17 May 2001 -24 May 2016
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal	24 May 2016 - 10 May 2021
Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma	10 May 2021 – Incumbent

Quiz and MCQ on Chief Ministers of Assam

1. Who was the first Chief Minister of Assam?

(A) Shri Bimala Prasad Chaliha

(B) Shri Bishnu Ram Medhi

(D) Shri Mohendra Mohan Choudhry

Answer: (C)

2. After the demise of the 1st Chief Minister of Assam, Gopinath Bordoloi in 1950, the second Chief Minister was:

(A) Bishnu Ram Medhi

(B) Bimala Prasad Chaliha

(D) Mohendra Mohan Choudhry

Answer: (A)

3. Arrange the following Chief Minister of Assam in the chronological year of their appointment

a. Mohendra Mohan Choudhry

b. Tarun Gogoi

c. Sarbananda Sonowal

d. Bishnu Ram Medhi

Codes:

(A) d, a, b, c

(B) b, a, d, c

(D) a, b, d, c

Answer: (A)

4. At present who is the Chief Minister of Assam?

(A) Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

(B) Shri Tarun Gogoi

(D) Shri Sarbananda Sonowal

Answer: (C)

5. Who was the longest serving Chief Minister of Assam?

(A) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

(B) Tarun Gogoi

(D) Mohendra Mohan Choudhry

Answer: (A)

Facts, Quiz and MCQ on Governors of Assam

2021-09-06T16:00:00.003+05:30

In the following some of the important facts, quiz and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on the Governors of Assam are provided for ready reference.

Facts on Governors of Assam

Name of the Governor	Term
Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari	15 August 1947 – 28 December 1948
Shri Ronald Francis Lodge (Acting)	30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949
Sri Prakasa	16 February 1949 – 27 May 1950
Shri Jairamdas Daulatram	27 May 1950 – 15 May 1956
Shri Saiyid Fazal Ali	15 May 1956 – 22 August 1959
Shri Chandreswar Prasad Sinha	23 August 1959 – 14 October 1959
General (Retired) Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh	14 October 1959 – 12 November 1960
Shri Vishnu Sahay	12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961
General (Retired) Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh	13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962
Shri Vishnu Sahay	7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968
Shri Braj Kumar Nehru	17 April 1968 – 19 September 1973
Justice P. K. Goswami (acting for Nehru)	8 December 1970 – 4 January 1971
Shri Lallan Prasad Singh	19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981
Shri Prakash Mehrotra	10 August 1981 – 28 March 1984
Justice Tribeni Sahai Misra	28 March 1984 – 15 April 1984
Shri Bhishma Narain Singh	15 April 1984 – 10 May 1989
Shri Harideo Joshi	10 May 1989 – 21 July 1989
Justice Anisetti Raghuvir	21 July 1989 – 2 May 1990
Justice Devi Das Thakur	2 May 1990 – 17 March 1991
Shri Loknath Mishra	17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
Lt. General (Retired) Srinivas Kumar Sinha	1 September 1997 – 21 April 2003
Shri Arvind Dave	21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003
Lt. General (Retired) Ajai Singh	5 June 2003 – 4 July 2008
Shri Shiv Charan Mathur	4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009
Shri K Sankaranarayanan	26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009
Shri Syed Sibtey Razi	27 July 2009 – 10 November 2009
Shri Janaki Ballabh Patnaik	11 November 2009 – 11 December 2014
Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya	December 2014 – 17 August 2016
Shri Banwarilal Purohit	22 August 2016 – 10 October 2017
Prof. Jagdish Mukhi	10 October 2017 – Incumbent

Quiz and MCQ on Governors of Assam

1. Who was the first Governor of Assam?

(A) Jairamdas Daulatram

(B) Loknath Mishra

(D) Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari

Answer: (D)

2. Arrange the following Governor of Assam in the chronological year of their appointment

a. Banwarilal Purohit

b. Syed Sibtey Razi

c. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

d. Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

Codes:

(A) a, b, c, d

(B) b, c, d, a

(D) d, a, b, c

Answer: (B)

3. At present who is the Governor of Assam?

(A) Banwarilal Purohit

(B) Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

(D) Shri Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Answer: (B)